The Urbanist Podcast: Seattle Public School’s Mixed Year-End Report Card

In this episode, professional educator and managing editor Natalie Argerious tolerates my raving parent commentary about the 2021-2022 public school year. The kids have...

School Board Directors Are Begging Seattle to Allow More Housing

A majority of the Seattle School Board joined the push for additional neighborhood growth centers last week, pointing to a link between additional housing density and stable student enrollment.

What Fitzgibbon Said: ST3 Does Not Interfere With Education Funding

State Senator Reuven Carlyle has been in a reflective mood lately. Unfortunately those reflections demonstrate a misunderstanding of the funding issues involved and cavalier...
Children sit in a classroom and listen to a story being read aloud by a man in a suit wearing a mask.

What Seattle Public Schools Needs to Say Right Now

The letter District Leaders should send to follow earlier garbage. Dear Seattle Schools families, As Covid numbers have spiked among kids and staff in Seattle...
A photo of a solar array on the rooftop of a school building.

Push for Solar Schools Gaining Momentum

Supporters of solar power for Seattle Public Schools can sign a petition or register to speak at Wednesday's School Board meeting. During the windstorm...
A flyer reading Propositions 1 and 2 building on success with a photo of kids wearing masks in a classroom.

Vote Yes on 2022 Seattle and Tacoma Public School Levies

Ballots for the 2022 Seattle Public Schools (SPS) Capital Levy are due tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8th. To be accepted, they must postmarked or deposited...

Op-Ed: Two Simple Steps to Save Schools by Taxing the Rich

Get Seattle’s biggest businesses to ante up $5 million now to prevent school closures, then get the Washington State Legislature to pass a wealth tax on the super-rich, enabling Washington’s public schools to thrive.

The Time Is Ripe To Build A School In Downtown Seattle

Some of us at The Urbanist have discussed highlighting the role of education and improving Seattle public schools as a central plank of Seattle...